梦游圣经66本书

📅 日期：2026 年 1 月 25 日

📖 经文：尼希米记 1:4；4:6；5:9–11；8:10

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尼希米记常常被人记得，是因为城墙被重建了。

但如果仔细读这卷书，会发现神的心意从来不只是：

“把一座城修好。”

祂更在意的是：

把一群人的关系修好。

故事开始时，尼希米不是先动工，而是先流泪、祷告、禁食。（尼 1:4）

在城墙还没动工之前，

神已经先在一个人的心里开始动工。

这就像一个生命在母腹中被孕育。

外面看不见改变，

里面却已经开始被滋润、塑造、预备。

很多时候，神在我们生命中也是这样：

在事情真正展开之前，

祂先修复我们的里面。

后来，百姓同心建造，

“这样，我们修造城墙……因为百姓专心做工。”（尼 4:6）

城墙在建，

但关系也正在被重新连结：

一家一段，一人一段，彼此配搭。

可是，尼希米很快发现一个更严重的问题：

城墙在上升，

人心却在彼此伤害。

第五章里，有人剥削自己的弟兄，

让重建工程差点变成一个没有爱的工程。

于是尼希米停下来，严肃地说：

“你们所行的不善！你们行事不当敬畏我们的神吗？”（尼 5:9）

因为——

👉 如果只建墙，不建关系，城墙再新，城也仍然是破的。

到了第八章，当神的话被宣读，百姓哭了，

却也被提醒：

“靠耶和华而得的喜乐是你们的力量。”（尼 8:10）

这里我们看见：

真正支撑这座城的，不只是石头，而是被神话语更新的人心。

就像一个孩子的出生，

重要的不只是“时间到了”，

而是里面是否已经被好好滋养，

好叫他能健康地活出来。

今天，这段经文提醒我：

我是不是也常常：

• 很努力“建事情”，

• 却忽略了“建关系”？

• 很认真完成任务，

• 却没有好好对待人？

神不只是关心我做成了什么，

祂更关心我在建造的过程中，成为怎样的人。

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🙏 祷告

主啊，

谢谢你不只是修复我生命的“外墙”，

你更愿意医治我里面破碎的关系。

求你光照我，

让我不只是追求成果，

也学习用你的心去对待人。

当我建造的时候，

也让我同时在建造爱、建造信任、建造合一。

使我的生命，

不只是“看起来完整”，

而是真正因你而健康、而喜乐。

奉主耶稣的名祷告，阿们。

🌿 Title: Building Walls, and Building Relationships
📅 Date: January 25, 2026
📖 Scripture: Nehemiah 1:4; 4:6; 5:9–11; 8:10

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Devotion

The book of Nehemiah is often remembered because the wall was rebuilt.
But if we read it carefully, we will discover that God’s heart was never only about:

“Fixing a city.”

What He cared about even more was:
restoring the relationships among a people.

At the beginning of the story, Nehemiah did not start with action.
He began with tears, prayer, and fasting (Neh. 1:4).

Before any stone was laid,
God had already begun His work in the heart of one man.

It is like a life being formed in the mother’s womb.
On the outside, nothing seems to change,
but on the inside, nourishment, shaping, and preparation have already begun.

Very often, God works in our lives in the same way:
before things truly unfold, He first restores our inner being.

Later, the people worked together with one heart:

“So we rebuilt the wall… for the people had a mind to work.” (Neh. 4:6)

The wall was rising,
and at the same time, relationships were being reconnected:
each family a section, each person a part, working together.

But Nehemiah soon discovered a more serious problem:

While the wall was going up,
people’s hearts were hurting one another.

In chapter 5, some were exploiting their own brothers,
and the rebuilding work was in danger of becoming a project without love.

So Nehemiah stopped and said firmly:

“What you are doing is not right! Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God?” (Neh. 5:9)

Because—

👉 If we only build walls but not relationships,
no matter how new the walls are, the city is still broken.

In chapter 8, when the Word of God was read, the people wept,
but they were also reminded:

“The joy of the LORD is your strength.” (Neh. 8:10)

Here we see that:
what truly supports a city is not stones, but hearts renewed by God’s Word.

It is like the birth of a child:
what matters is not only that “the time has come,”
but whether the life inside has been well nourished,
so that it can grow up healthy and whole.

Today, this passage reminds me to ask myself:

Do I often:
• Work very hard at “building things,”
• But neglect “building relationships”?
• Focus on completing tasks,
• But fail to treat people well?

God is not only concerned with what I accomplish,
He is even more concerned with what kind of person I become in the process of building.

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🙏 Prayer

Lord,
Thank You that You do not only repair the “outer walls” of my life,
but You also desire to heal the broken relationships within me.

Shine Your light on my heart,
so that I will not only pursue results,
but also learn to treat people with Your heart.

As I build,
teach me also to build love, build trust, and build unity.

May my life
not only “look complete,”
but truly be healthy and joyful because of You.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.